Yokomo MX-4........ Restore or part out?
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Re: Yokomo MX-4........ Restore or part out?
Polished and polished and polished the chassis
The underside looks great
And my shock towers (BezerkRC) and Spur have arrived. Still waiting on a set of rear uprights and hubs. Then I will need to order a bodyset, and looking at wheels and wings from JC Racing.
I was doing some test assembly, and discovered the RHS lower bulkhead is broken, I didnt notice this on disassembly so will be sourcing this next
The underside looks great
And my shock towers (BezerkRC) and Spur have arrived. Still waiting on a set of rear uprights and hubs. Then I will need to order a bodyset, and looking at wheels and wings from JC Racing.
I was doing some test assembly, and discovered the RHS lower bulkhead is broken, I didnt notice this on disassembly so will be sourcing this next
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Re: Yokomo MX-4........ Restore or part out?
Didn’t realise I hadn’t posted this pic here, the 2 front hubs were very worse for wear, I have a new in pack pair on their way to me
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Re: Yokomo MX-4........ Restore or part out?
The kit specific lower bulk head parts are impossible to find, and although there is a 3D printed option, I decided to research other Yokomo parts, and found that ZS-300RTG (For the MR4-TC) bulk head parts are very very similar. I was able to locate NIP parts locally (again) so grabbed them today. The upper bulkhead part is identical to the 2 I already sourced, so now I have 3. These new parts are carbon reinforced which is a bonus. But…….the RHS is slightly different. The circled bit in the pic below will interfere with the slipper assembly, so a grabbed the dremel to remove it. Will tidy it up a bit, but now the parts will work fine.
I’ve also started assembly of front and rear diff’s and the slipper assembly
Using all new bearings
I’ve also started assembly of front and rear diff’s and the slipper assembly
Using all new bearings
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Re: Yokomo MX-4........ Restore or part out?
mtbkym01 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:15 am The kit specific lower bulk head parts are impossible to find, and although there is a 3D printed option, I decided to research other Yokomo parts, and found that ZS-300RTG (For the MR4-TC) bulk head parts are very very similar. I was able to locate NIP parts locally (again) so grabbed them today. The upper bulkhead part is identical to the 2 I already sourced, so now I have 3. These new parts are carbon reinforced which is a bonus. But…….the RHS is slightly different. The circled bit in the pic below will interfere with the slipper assembly, so a grabbed the dremel to remove it. Will tidy it up a bit, but now the parts will work fine.
I had to file that part when I modified the MR4 -BC bulkhead for the LWB conversion I did on it, I also fitted the MX-4 slipper. It didn't occur to me until you posted the photographs that the mod was also needed to accommodate the slipper.
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Re: Yokomo MX-4........ Restore or part out?
It's going to start looking like a car soon
I was old school - when old school wasn't cool !
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Should see the stack of Yokomo Header Cards I’ve accumulated
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Re: Yokomo MX-4........ Restore or part out?
The rear hubs (orig) that i had on order didnt turn up, so have been refunded. Now waiting on a set from Rubrix Racing. Still need to finalise some electronics (might just put some generic cheapie in for now while I consider and search for something better. Still need body, undertray and wing, and a JC Racing wing and some wheels.
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Looks great Kym, all your hard work has paid off !!
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Thanks RJ, pretty close now, need a better ESC, this one is getting very hot and smoky , even on nimh. Body, more wheels and wings incoming.
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JC Racing wheels and wing, paint and Tekin Pro Star ESC to go and this is done
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Wow, that's fantastic !
Great job Kym, definitely has the old racer look to it !
Great job Kym, definitely has the old racer look to it !
I was old school - when old school wasn't cool !
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